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Haryana lad Manoj Kumar in the 64kg welter weight category made a huge difference for the Indian contingent by defeating two times Olympic bronze medalist Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania.
Five feet eight inches tall Manoj tried to use his long reach as much as possible throughout the bout and scored at regular intervals to maintain his lead. Stockily built the Lithuanian tried vigorously to make inroads to Manoj’s defense but using good foot work Manoj kept him away. Manoj connected couple of body punches in the first round and also used left right combination punches through the defenses...Read More

1: 2057 hrs: India seemed to have lost all hope, but with 8 seconds remaining, Anuradha Thokchom shoots from near-shoulder height, which is contested, and rejected. So, India end up with the one goal, though they lose the match 1-6.
2041 hrs: Jodie Kenny once again, converting yet another penalty corner, after a devious feint. 6-0 in Australia's favour. It's Kenny's 100th International goal too!
2040 hrs: As the fourth Quarter begins, Savita sticks her left hand out for a strong save.
2035 hrs: And it's 5-0 now courtesy a cool penalty stroke by Jodie Kenny. Not looking good for India, th...Read More

1: A rugby sevens player was proposed to by her girlfriend following finals at Rio de Janeiro games
A Brazilian women’s rugby sevens player has become the first athlete to receive a marriage proposal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Isadora Cerullo, 25, was a member of the Brazil squad that narrowly missed out on reaching the knockout rounds.
After the medal ceremony following the first women’s rugby sevens final in Olympic history on Monday had ended, Marjorie Enya, Cerullo’s girlfriend and a manager at Deodoro Stadium, asked her to marry her.
“As soon as I knew she was in the sq...Read More

1: Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra in finals, Gagan Narang fails to qualify
On 8 August, shooter Abhinav Bindra made it to the finals of the men's 10m Air Rifle event.
Beijing Olympics gold-medallist Bindra finished seventh in the qualifying round to make the cut.
While, Bindra added another feather to his hat, London Olympics bronze-medallist Gagan Narang lost out after finishing on the 23rd position on day three of the Olympic Games in Rio.
Bindra scored 625.7 in his fifth and last outing in the Olympics this year. Italy's Campriani Niccolo topped the qualification with a score of 630.2...Read More

1: Olympic Games Rio 2016: Dipa Karmakar creates history, does India proud, qualifies for finals
It was a historic start this Monday morning for Indian sport as Dipa Karmakar became the first ever Indian gymnast to book a spot into an Olympic final.The 22-year-old gymnast scaled a total of 14.850 in her vault qualification, to finish 8th in the overall standings to book a place in the final in her first ever Olympic Games.The social media was abuzz with her performance.
Here’s a compilation:
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